Description
In the spring of 1860, Fabrizio, the charismatic Prince of Salina, still rules over thousands of acres and hundreds of people, including his own numerous family, in mingled splendour and squalor. Then comes Garibaldi's landing in Sicily and the Prince must decide whether to resist the forces of change or come to terms with them.
W. Somerset Maugham is the Introducer to this beautiful Everyman's Library edition.
About the Author
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa was a Sicilian nobleman, Duke of Parma and Prince of Lampedusa. He was born in Palermo in 1896 and died in Rome in 1957. He lived the life of a literary dilettante, was familiar with the great literatures of the world, and was widely travelled. Much of Lampedusa's other work is collected in The Siren and Other Writings.
Reviews
Perhaps the greatest novel of the century -- L.P. Hartley
The poetry of Lampedusa's novel flows into the Sicilian countryside...a work of great artistry' -- Peter Ackroyd
Book Information
ISBN 9781857150230
Author Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint Everyman's Library
Publisher Everyman
Weight(grams) 380g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 135mm * 20mm
